woodhen

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The weka (Gallirallus australis).
  2. The species Hypotaenidia sylvestris (syns. Gallirallus sylvestris, Tricholimnas sylvestris, Ocydromus sylvestris), a rail in the family Rallidae endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia.
    — The story of the woodhen is one outstanding conservation triumph in a plethora of tragedy.

词形变化

woodhens plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Lord Howe woodhen

词源

From Middle English wodhen, from Old English wuduhenn (“woodhen, quail”), equivalent to wood + hen.
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